...places like Scranton, where the 9.7% unemployment rate is the worst
in the state. When the Obama stimulus came, Lackawanna County spent
nearly half of the $39 million it received on education, which means
teachers. The city has been deemed "finally distressed" for two decades,
and just this month the mayor released a new budget that includes a 29%
hike in property taxes.

If these citizens weren't bitter before, they sure have reason to be
now. For the white working class, the private sector was what gave them
jobs and propelled them into the middle class. Yet whether it's drilling
for oil or putting up a shopping mall, today's Democratic Party seems
opposed to most of the private-sector jobs that deliver opportunity to
those without a college degree. [snip]
Above all, the way to win is by asking Americans whether they want a
future for their children that looks like Texas and Indiana—or like
Michigan and Illinois?

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